I was very concerned to try this restaurant after seeing its Yelp reviews but I decided to give them a try to meet my friend for a Friday night dinner. However, though my company was enjoyable, I'm sad to say that it definitely met and exceeded my very low expectations...
1. At times, it was hard to communicate with the hostess/waitress as she spoke minimal English. She had to call her young grandson to run our credit cards as she was not able to run them herself.
2. The decor, tables, and chairs were very shabby and not helped by the fact that the restaurant was also quite dirty. The hostess stand and surrounding area had stacks of papers and letters and added to the general messiness of the environment.
3. The restaurant was very quiet and open which felt like you were having a group dinner with the few other people in the space. I didn't feel that I could speak freely without someone overhearing me.
4. The bartender was not working so they were NOT SERVING MARGARITAS. I almost died. I had been looking forward to a margarita all day (if not for days) and considered diving over the bar and fixing up one myself.
5. When the hostess/waitress woman delivered our chips and salsa, she noticed that one of the plates had a dot of dried food on it and PROCEEDED TO CHIP OFF THE FOOD WITH HER FINGERNAIL AND HAND ME THE PLATE. I almost died. Again. Thinking of the moment makes my stomach turn.
6. The food was fine -- just your typical Mexican restaurant fare -- but definitely would've tasted better if I had been consuming a margarita simultaneously.
Needless to say, I will not be returning to Cuzamil.